D-Backs Game with Jay and Jaylene

Sept 13th

Jayna's parents were nice enough to take us to a Diamondbacks game last Saturday. Even though the DBacks are quickly fading out of the playoff picture, we were excited to go since the season is winding down and we hadn't taken Shaylin to a game this season and Emmalyn had never been to one.

The game started at 5:10 so when we originally planned it we figured we would be able to get the girls home and in bed at a reasonable time. Then we found out a few days before the game that there was a free Jessica Simpson concert in the stadium right after the game, so we figured we'd stay after for a few minutes and still be home at a decent time. However the game went to an extra inning and lasted four hours, so by the time we stayed after for the first song and a half of the Jessica Simpson concert it was almost 10:00. We stopped by Jayna's parents house to give the girls a bath on the way home and didn't make it back home until about 11:00. We definitely paid for the late night the next day at church and during the day as the girls were extra tired and Shaylin was all kinds of emotional, but looking back it was worth it because they both had a lot of fun at the game.

Shaylin was smiling and having fun pretty much from the moment she first sat in the seats. Here's a few of Shaylin with her Grandpa Jay.


Even though the roof was closed there was a little sun coming in through the window when we first sat down. This was a good excuse for Shaylin to wear her favorite accessory - her sunglasses.


Here's Shaylin and Emmalyn with their Grandpa Jay and Grandma Jaylene. Jay got these cute Diamondbacks outfits for the them to wear to the game.


Emmalyn enjoying the game...


Shaylin enjoyed watching the game. It was funny because she would drop whatever she was holding (usually snacks) and clap whenever everybody else would clap and then immediately go back to whatever she was doing. Sometimes she'd even clap when no one else was clapping.


About halfway through the game we decided to walk around the stadium because Shaylin was starting to want to play on the stairs next to the seat. Here's Jaylene, Jay, Shaylin, Emmalyn, and Jayna close to center field.


Family picture with the field in the background...


The organist actually sits out in the open now so we were able to talk to him for a few minutes. He was a nice guy and he gave Shaylin an autographed picture...


We got a few cute pictures of Shaylin and Jayna while Shaylin was playing around...


Emmalyn was pooped out and fell asleep while Jay was holding her...


We were hoping Emmalyn would get a nice long nap but of course she woke right back up when we got back to our seats...


The Jessica Simpson concert was interesting. We stuck around for the first few songs and then left because it was getting really late for the girls. She sang songs from her new country album. Here's a few pictures from the concert, most of them are pictures of the giant TV screen in the stadium.